Welcome to Georgia Equality

Georgia Equality’s mission is to advance fairness, safety and opportunity for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities and our allies throughout the state.

Founded in 1995, we are two organizations – united with a common vision but serving unique functions in our work to achieve equality. Georgia Equality, Inc. works year-round to pass pro-equality legislation and elect fair-minded elected officials. Through the Equality Foundation of Georgia, we conduct voter registration and educational activities, provide information to decision makers, and work to organize and mobilize LGBT residents and allies to advance equality in urban, suburban, and rural communities across the state.

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by Wes Sanders

change is happening

Friend,

I’ll be honest, I’m looking forward to waking up tomorrow in a new year. 2020 has been like no other, and while it’s easy to name all the bad this year brought, I’d like to use my last email of the year focusing on what we’ve been able to accomplish together. In spite of all of it, we have so much to be proud of, and I hope you’ll chip in right now to make sure this work continues next year.

In January, we helped make Brookhaven the seventh municipality in Georgia to pass a non-discrimination ordinance specifically prohibiting discrimination against LGBTQ people in housing, employment, and public spaces.

We spent February ensuring that no anti-LGBTQ legislation passed in Georgia, for the seventh year in a row.

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by abryant

Update on Our Plan to Mobilize 650,000 Equality Voters in Georgia

I don’t believe in wasting your time, so I’ll get right to the update: 

  • Since the General Election, Georgia Equality volunteers have made over 52,000 calls and sent more than 206,000 text messages, with phonebanks continuing six nights each week.
  • We’ve launched our direct mail and digital advertising campaigns targeting 650,000 equality voters across Georgia through election day.

We are firing on all cylinders, but to fully deploy our plan we need your support RIGHT NOW to help us reach our $1.2 million goal today!

 

 

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by abryant

19 years and 11 months Ago Today

When the General Assembly convenes in January, our state will have a record seven openly LGBTQ legislators, more than any other southern state, and the most in our state’s history. It’s been a long road, and we cannot stop now. Georgia Equality has been laying the groundwork for 25 years, and the work must continue. 

19 years and 11 months ago today, Georgia swore in its first lesbian legislator– Representative Karla Drenner on January 8th, 2001. In a time when our very sexuality was considered a felony, and the promise of broad nondiscrimination protections and marriage equality were considered unattainable, Rep. Drenner walked into the House chamber representing all of us.

 

 

 

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